One must ask why Labor is so comfortable continuing to ignore the wishes of the vast majority of voters

Anthony Albanese’s government swept to power in 2022 and, among many promises made to voters, it firmly committed to end a decade of environme

Cigarettes kill 66 Australians every day, health groups say, criticising MPs who heard evidence from Philip Morris in secret

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At the turn of last century, an ambitious young solicitor caused a scandal in a high-profile murder case. Years later he was a political leader in a new nation. How did he do it?

In June 1896, a tall, well-dressed man arrived at the supreme court

‘He’s having a great time with his new 47% equity,’ one entrepreneur jokes, warning that some startups may leave Australia behind

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Tech entrepreneurs have mocked t

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Jim Chalmers says the opposition’s policy to index tax brackets would cost the budget a quarter of a trillion dollars ov

Outcry follows release of previously secret documents naming Port Kembla as preferred east coast Aukus base

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The deal will cost Australia $368bn but the strongest signal yet has come that the US is not building enough subs for itself, let alone for Australia

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One Nation’s historic win in Farrer has drawn conservative politicians into yet another harmful debate about immigration.

Author Sisonke Msimang says blaming migrants won’t ease the pain disillusioned voters are feeling

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Labor’s federal-budget bid to tackle intergenerational equity and woo disenfranchised voters won’t land unless it’s the start of long-term action

Jim Chalmers’ budget has been dubbed an “extraordinary political gamble” – but maybe it’s the

As support for One Nation surges, the Coalition is chasing populist policies as Labor desperately tries to combat the economic anxieties pushing voters right

She’s the flame-haired 71-year-old whose views on immigrants and race-based stunts made

Criticism of budget funding comes amid warnings the Australian National Audit Office will struggle to meet its targets for independent reviews

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Labor has been accu

Politicians still care about traditional media, but winning over people spending more of their lives online is the challenge for modern MPs

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He’s up before sunrise

Exclusive: Rightwing activist denies responsibility for set of aspiring political parties and their potential preferences, as Guardian analysis suggests links

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Migrants are generally younger than the average Australian, are skilled and more educated. And they typically pay more tax than they receive in benefits

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Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry deliver their verdict on Budget week – including the opposition leader, Angus Taylor’s focus on reducing migration numbers to solve the housing crisis. They also discuss Pauline Hanson’s soon-to-be-released energy policy a

The Coalition should seek differentiation from One Nation with policies like the indexation proposal rather than the crass convenience of grievance politics

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Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry deliver their verdict on the federal budget – including opposition leader Angus Taylor’s targeting of migrants in an effort to solve the housing crisis. They also discuss Pauline Hanson’s

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Good morning, it’s Nick Visser here to take over the blog. Let’s get to it and see what Friday holds.

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Home affairs minister Tony Burke says listing will stop group from organising and meeting, and may prevent more ‘horrific bigoted rallies’

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The political editor, Tom McIlroy, and the economics editor, Patrick Commins, speak with Jim Chalmers about the criticisms that his ‘reforming’ and ‘ambitious’ budget, while historic, stands to benefit only a relativel

In a big gamble, Labor broke a big promise. In this week’s budget, the government announced changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing. The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, is suggesting it’s the broken promise we had to have, in order to tackle interge

One Nation leader and Barnaby Joyce flew on Gina Rinehart’s plane from the Sunshine Coast to Mount Isa before taking charter to tour flood-affected communities

Pauline Hanson billed taxpayers almost $16,000 in private charter flights to travel ar

Refugee advocacy group warns migrants ‘should not be used as scapegoats’ as prime minister claims Coalition imitating One Nation policies

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If the opposition leader is serious about fixing the migration system, he should start by creating clearer pathways for people already contributing or stuck in limbo indefinitely

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Political editor Tom McIlroy and economics editor Patrick Commins speak with Jim Chalmers about the criticisms that his ‘reforming’ and ‘ambitious’ budget, while historic, stands to benefit only a relatively small numb

While I owned an apartment, I couldn’t afford to live in it – forced to become a speculative investor just to have a shot at shelter

Until recently, I was a landlord. And I support Labor’s proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains ta

The reforms are ‘bold first steps’ towards structural change, but won’t really affect the outlook for long-term renters, academic says

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In a big gamble, Labor broke a big promise. In this week’s budget, the government announced changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing. The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, is suggesting it’s the broken promise we had to have, in order to tackle interge

Jim Chalmers’ budget tips the scales in favour of younger and less well-off households – but it’s middle-class gen X that are turning to the rightwing party

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Proposals also grant the health minister power to change disability support rules without state or territory approval. Here’s what you need to know

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As heavily foreshadowed, the opposition has promised to drastically cut immigration, and will tie intake to new housing builds, with Angus Taylor saying 'the number of people coming in far exceeds the number of houses built ... By inviting in too m

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Holding Jewish people responsible for Israel a ‘building block’ of racism, inquiry hears

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Indexation would start in 2028-29 with the two lower tax brackets for workers earning under $135,000

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Angus Taylor will impose a fiscal straitjacket on a future Co

The proposed changes draw a clearer line between those who are fully entitled and those who are not

A few years ago, during the turmoil in Afghanistan, a friend of mine and his family were offered a humanitarian pathway to Austra

Greens senator Jordon Steele-John says the Albanese government’s proposed changes to the national disability insurance scheme are ‘the largest cut made by a government to a government program in the history of the commonwealth’. The senator says it is

Addition of Tasmanian crossbencher means Labor has gained a seat in the Senate – but still doesn’t have a majority

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Tax changes revealed in the budget aimed at investment properties will also affect other assets, including shares

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They know all the fault lines

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The CGT discount not only increased the benefit to non-wage earners, it did so in a way that incentivised investing in rental properties rather than shares

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Changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing will make the strategy of renting in a preferred area while buying a cheaper property elsewhere less attractive, experts say

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Premier Roger Cook has the prime minister’s implicit support but he’s making it harder for federal Labor to meet its much-vaunted climate targets

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Opposition leader to unveil plan to dramatically cut number of migrants in budget reply speech on Thursday

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Exclusive: Sweeping overhaul expected to be introduced to parliament Thursday as Greens warn proposal is ‘extraordinarily alarming’

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Australia to send military plane to strait of Hormuz reopening mission

How can Labor say changes to property taxes are a win for young people, when they also lock in boomers’ ability to negatively gear their investment properties? Why is the NDIS receiving such severe cuts? Guardian Australia’s business reporter Luca Itti

In response to a question from Guardian Australia’s economics editor, Patrick Commins, about whether fully abolishing negative gearing would have raised more revenue, and why the government didn’t take that approach, the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says t

Queenslander under pressure after YouTube interview where he said he was ‘not ruling it out’ but ‘I don’t have the facts yet’

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The Murdoch papers sharpened their sickles and hammered Jim Chalmers’ budget for ‘the most radical redistribution of wealth since the Whitlam era’

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Opposition leader Angus Taylor and shadow treasurer Tim Wilson say future Coalition government would reinstate generous rules for property investors

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The treasurer has shown economic reforms should not be left to the too-hard basket, and instead be pursued with a sense of urgency

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